Mercer to Host Eagles in Mid-Week Battle

Wednesday, February 13

Macon, Ga.

5 P.M.

Mercer University

Georgia Southern

Photo by: Dannie Walls Photography

2/12/2019 8:30:00 AM | Softball

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Bears host in-state foe Georgia Southern Wednesday

By: Mary Bess Skinner

MACON, Ga. – Mercer will host Georgia Southern in a mid-week matchup at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Sikes Field.

The Bears enter the contest at 2-3 overall while Georgia Southern boasts a 4-2 record. Wednesday's game will be streamed live on the SoCon Digital Network.

TOURNAMENT OUTLOOK
Date/Time: Wednesday, Feb. 13 | 5 p.m.
Location: Macon, Ga. | Sikes Field
Teams: Mercer (2-3) | Georgia Southern (4-2)
Admission: Free
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Video: SoCon Digital Network
Twitter Updates: @MercerUSoftball

Quick Hits

Wednesday will be the first head-to-head contest between Mercer and Georgia Southern since 2014.
Georgia Southern leads the all-time series, 43-16.
Wednesday will mark Mercer's sixth straight home game to open the season.
Freshman left-hander Lynn Gardner was the pitcher of record in both of Mercer's wins last weekend as she tossed a pair of complete games.
Catie Josselet leads Mercer with four doubles so far this season.
Abby Walsh has already tallied two triples.
Megan Lane, Allie Jones and Kenlie Harvey have all stole two bases apiece.
Harvey roped Mercer's lone home run of the weekend. It was the first of her career.

Recapping the Weekend
The Bears hosted their annual Mercer Invitational last weekend, going 2-3 overall with victories against Rutgers and Army. Mercer split with Rutgers and Army and fell in its lone game against Jacksonville State. Four Bears tallied a team-best five hits, including Josselet, Lane, Micayla Rood and Danielle Castleberry.

Scouting Georgia Southern
The Eagles kicked off their 2019 campaign by hosting their annual Bash in the Boro tournament, going 4-2 in the process with wins against UT Martin (twice), Savannah State and Saint Francis. Georgia Southern fell once to Saint Francis and Winthrop.

Mekhia Freeman leads the Eagles with a .529 batting average (nine hits, two RBI). Rylee Waldrop went 2-1 in the circle with a 4.57 ERA. Georgia Southern went 28-25 overall and 12-15 in the Sun Belt Conference last season.

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